Oligarch

The book "Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia" chronicles the rise of a new wealthy class in the post-Soviet era. From the beginning of Gorbachev's reforms in 1985 to the early days of Putin's coming to power, several high-profile oligarchs led Russia to conduct unprecedented and dangerous experiments. From power promoter Berezovsky, media king Gusinsky, oil tycoon Khodorkovsky, banking tycoon Smolensky, young reformer Chubais to Moscow Mayor Luzhkov... These oligarchs, incarnate as architects and advocates of the new order, in turn manipulated the old system and promoted the marriage of wealth and power. When oligarchic capitalism was at its peak, they basically controlled the country's oil and gas, electric power, metallurgy and financial industries, and to a large extent controlled the media and manipulated public opinion. David Hoffman, then the Moscow bureau chief of the Washington Post, personally witnessed this turbulent history. He referred to a large number of news reports, historical materials and documentary documents and interviewed the parties many times to analyze the complex relationship between the political power structure of New Russia and the oligarchs in detail, and told the unknown story behind it in vivid detail. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning author's work, this book is both dramatic and authentic. It has been unanimously praised and recommended by major European and American media and the former U. S. Ambassador to Russia. It records a milestone in the Russian oligarchic period and has irreplaceable significance. Involving hot topic figures and periods, it shows readers the historical roots of today's international political and economic landscape, with a huge historical span and detailed and reliable information. The revised and supplemented edition in 2011 updated the characters and current situation.